Journalists killed in action (chart)

The killing of photojournalist, and Medill grad, James Foley by militants connected with the Islamic State drew outrage from around the world, including President Barack Obama on Wednesday. Foley was no stranger to the dangers of covering war zones and was a voice for why those stories needed to be told. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists there were 31 journalists killed in 2014 — eight murdered, 13 in crossfire and 10 on dangerous assignments:

Journalists killed In work-related incidents, by year

Where journalists were killed, since 1992

10 deadliest countries for journalists With number of deaths since 1992

Iraq: 165

Philippines: 76

Syria: 67

Algeria: 60

Russia: 56

Pakistan: 54

Somalia: 53

Colombia: 45

India: 32

Mexico: 30

Manner of death

The majority of journalists were murdered in retaliation for their work. Others were killed as a the result of crossfire on a battlefield, or were killed on a dangerous assignment such as a riot.

American journalists killed since 1992

Year killed

Name

Country killed

Organization

1992

David Kaplan

Bosnia

ABC News

1993

Alexandra Tuttle

Georgia

The Wall Street Journal

1993

Dan Eldon

Somalia

Reuters

1994

Cynthia Elbaum

Russia

Freelance

1994

Brian Brinton

Bosnia

Freelance

1998

Philip True

Mexico

San Antonio Express-News

1999

Myles Tierney

Sierra Leone

Associated Press Television News

2000

Kurt Schork

Sierra Leone

Reuters

2001

Robert Stevens

USA

The Sun

2001

William Biggart

USA

Freelance

2002

Daniel Pearl

Pakistan

The Wall Street Journal

2003

Michael Kelly

Iraq

Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Post

2004

Paul Klebnikov

Russia

Forbes Russia

2005

Steven Vincent

Iraq

Freelance

2006

Bradley Will

Mexico

Freelance

2006

Anna Politkovskaya

Russia

Novaya Gazeta

2007

Chauncey Bailey

USA

Oakland Post

2010

James P. Hunter

Afghanistan

Fort Campbell Courier, U.S. military publications

2011

Chris Hondros

Libya

Getty Images

2012

Marie Colvin

Syria

The Sunday Times

2014

James Foley

Syria

GlobalPost

Note: CPJ considers a death "work-related" only if the journalist was murdered in reprisal for his or her work, was killed in crossfire during combat or was killed while carrying out a dangerous assignment. CPJ defines a journalist as "people who cover news or comment on public affairs through any media -- including in print, in photographs, on radio, on television, and online."